No more plastic bags in Montreal; first major Canadian city to implement ban

WATCH ABOVE: Montreal has implemented its long-planned ban on plastic bags, making it the first major Canadian city to do so. Gloria Henriquez reports.

Montreal implemented its long-planned ban on plastic bags on Monday, making it the first major Canadian city to do so.

The ban covers the distribution of lightweight plastic bags with a thickness of less than 50 microns as well as biodegradable bags, which contain an additive that causes them to decompose in heat and light.

There is an exception for the thin bags that are used in grocery stores to transport fruit and vegetables to the cash register or to wrap up meat.